mononormative
mononormative adjective: of or pertaining to the practices and institutions that privilege or value monosexual and monogamous relationships as fundamental and "natural" within society.
Adjective
mononormative (comparative more mononormative, superlative most mononormative)
- Of or pertaining to the practices and institutions that privilege or value monosexual and monogamous relationships as fundamental and "natural" within society.
- Underpinning New Labour's mononormative family policy was the assumption that long-term coupled relationships provided the most stable environment in which to bring up children.2013, Eleanor Wilkinson, “Learning to love again: 'Broken families', citizenship and the state promotion of coupledom”, in Geoforum, volume 49, →DOI, page 208
Forms of mononormative
| comparative | more mononormative |
|---|---|
| superlative | most mononormative |
Origin of mononormative
21st century. From mono- + normative.
Questions about mononormative
- What does mononormative mean?
- Mononormative means of or pertaining to the practices and institutions that privilege or value monosexual and monogamous relationships as fundamental and "natural" within society.
- What part of speech is mononormative?
- Mononormative is an adjective.
Words near mononormative in the dictionary
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